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Weight vs. Horsepower ratio????
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<blockquote data-quote="Steeda30" data-source="post: 4888163" data-attributes="member: 23794"><p>Heh, it's just a guess. </p><p></p><p>It's hard to say because, for example, my friends C6 Z and I had a .23 difference in w/p. He'd pull me 1.5 cars consistently from 50-140 and it'd be dead even if he had a 170 lb passenger and I didn't. </p><p></p><p>I was 3665/516 - 7.10</p><p></p><p>Him - 3130/455 - 6.87</p><p></p><p>However, cars with a higher numerical weight to power won't see as big of difference in pull with a given difference in w/p. For example, cars with a 10.0 w/p an a 10.5 won't be nearly as far apart as a 5.0 and 5.5. Can't think of a good way to effectively explain the math behind it.</p><p></p><p>.8 is a pretty big difference, but it won't make as much of a difference as a .8 difference in say me and the Vette. A .8 would make a ~4.5 car pull in the same length race. .26 = 1.5 car difference in this case so .26 x 3.1 = .8 difference and 1.5 cars x 3.1 = 4.5 car pull. </p><p></p><p>It's kind of like differences in weight affect the acceleration of lighter cars much more than heavier cars, because a given change in weight makes a greater percentage of difference in the overall weight - or something, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steeda30, post: 4888163, member: 23794"] Heh, it's just a guess. It's hard to say because, for example, my friends C6 Z and I had a .23 difference in w/p. He'd pull me 1.5 cars consistently from 50-140 and it'd be dead even if he had a 170 lb passenger and I didn't. I was 3665/516 - 7.10 Him - 3130/455 - 6.87 However, cars with a higher numerical weight to power won't see as big of difference in pull with a given difference in w/p. For example, cars with a 10.0 w/p an a 10.5 won't be nearly as far apart as a 5.0 and 5.5. Can't think of a good way to effectively explain the math behind it. .8 is a pretty big difference, but it won't make as much of a difference as a .8 difference in say me and the Vette. A .8 would make a ~4.5 car pull in the same length race. .26 = 1.5 car difference in this case so .26 x 3.1 = .8 difference and 1.5 cars x 3.1 = 4.5 car pull. It's kind of like differences in weight affect the acceleration of lighter cars much more than heavier cars, because a given change in weight makes a greater percentage of difference in the overall weight - or something, :D [/QUOTE]
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